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MEETING WITH ZERA
A Meeting was held with the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) whose management is beginning to take shape. Following the appointment of the Board, new staff appointments are being made. CZI and Chamber of Mines met with the new Commercial Director and the new Technic...
In 2011, various delegations of CZI visited Botswana, Namibia and Turkey at the invitation of our counterpart organisations. At the end of these visits, our hosts expressed the desire to reciprocate by visiting Zimbabwe.
Due to our other activities, such as AGM and Congress, it would not ...
FINANCIAL SECTOR STABILITY
Financial sector stability can be defined as the resilience of the financial system to internal and external shocks, be it economic, financial, political or otherwise. It can also be described as the absence of macroeconomic costs of disturbances in the system of fi...
Key Features & Challenges Facing Zim’s Ind-Development
Lack of vision in integrating the economy - coordinating macroeconomic policies
Lack of sustained/upgraded infrastructures, improved facilitation of services
Lack of urgency in having a legal property market for all businesses
Ke...
SLOWDOWN AHEAD
After three strong rebound years since dollarization, the economy will lose momentum in 2012/13.
It is in transition from a three-year period of rebound (7.5% a year) to a growth plateau of (say) 5% annually.
CONVENTIONAL EXPERIENCE
This is not abnormal
Many cou...
INTRODUCTION
About the Manufacturing Survey
In line with our vision, “to be a world class leader in building a legacy of prosperity through the development of sustainable business and social programmes”, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), conducts an annual survey to provide...
THE use of hard currency have presented sleepless nights for companies that survived through rent seeking during the turbulent hyperinflationary era and company executives should go back to the drawing board and relook at their business models to wade through a cash crunch in the economy...
FORMER ZESA Holdings chef executive Eng. Ben Rafemoyo has warned that the desire by the Harare City Council to transfer management of the Harare Thermal Power station to the Harare City Council from ZESA could result in a 100 percent increase in power tariffs for restive consumers.
NSSA has availed funds to industry at interest rates of around 15% but industry has urged NSSA to lower these rates even further to make them more affordable.
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) 2011 Annual Congress was a true meeting of great minds which saw a spirited articulation of real issues culminating with resolutions which, if worked on seriously, will see a better economic environment in Zimbabwe. A number of issues were raised f...
THE long awaited Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) between Zimbabwe and Botswana which is expected to facilitate the release of the P500 million (US$70 million) has been signed.
ZIMBABWEANS should work extra hard to mitigate the effects of sanction and not only cry foul as doing so will only exacerbate the intended situation, the Vice President, Hon Joyce Mujuru has said.
Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector plans to spread its wings into Botswana following a market finding mission that the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) embarked on this month.
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries has called on the Government to deal with the country’s huge debt overhang among issues requiring redress to aid industrial and economic recovery.
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), as part of its social responsibility drive, is donating 30 baggage bins, three 5 000l water tanks and cash to selected institutions.
Following the availing to CZI members of the $500 million investment in platinum development and expansion projects by ZIMPLATS which are to take place over the next few years, ZIMPLATS and CZI organized a tour of the ZIMPLATS project in Ngezi about 150km south of Harare.
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As CZI, we would like to extend our gratitude to all the delegates who attended this year’s congress and a huge Thank You to all our sponsors. This Year’s Congress would not have been a success without your unwavering support
ADVICE TO BUSINESSES ON SIGNING OF NEW ZESA RING FENCED TARIFFS
ADVICE TO BUSINESSES ON SIGNING OF NEW ZESA RING FENCED TARIFFS
It has since come to our attention through our members that ZESA is sending new contract forms for the ring fenced customers. In these new contracts, ZESA is asking companies to sign up new contracts based on a new set of conditions which include an increase of tariff from 12,77USc/kWh to 14.84USc/kWh for low Voltage Supply customers(capacity up to 300kVA). For high Voltage Supply customers (capacity exceeding 300kVA), the new contracts have a heavy Maximum Demand Charge and Time of Use (i.e. Peak, Standard and Off-Peak) charges.
CZI strongly objects to such heavy increases hence we are now engaging ZESA and the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA).
Under the Energy Regulatory Act, new tariffs are subject to consultation with customers and approval by ZERA which, to our understanding, has not happened.
Also the contract that companies are being asked to sign by ZESA indicates the contracts are by mutual agreement - implying therefore that they should be negotiated. This has not yet happened. CZI is currently negotiating with ZESA and ZERA .
Members are therefore advised not to panic and not to sign the new contracts, pending the outcome of negotiations.
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Traffic lights were used before the advent of the motorcar.
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